South Carolina womens basketball star mocks USC Trojans after loss

The USC Trojans women’s basketball team overcame the Federal Aviation Administration’s nationwide ground stop for all U.S.airports on Friday and made it in time to face the South Carolina Gamecocks on Sunday.Perhaps the last-minute travel changes impacted the No.

3-ranked Trojans, as they lost 89-85 to the No.1-ranked Gamecocks.

Both of these schools claim the “USC” acronym, but it stands for Southern California for the Trojans and South Carolina for the Gamecocks.Therefore, Sunday’s game was billed as the “Battle for the Real SC” among women’s basketball fans.Gamecocks forward Chloe Kitts (who had 15 points and 12 rebounds in the win) gave Trojans fans a harsh reminder about this during her postgame press conference.Right before leaving the press conference, Kitts said, “Wait! So, now you can stop asking who the real SC is, because we are.”She then stood up and beckoned for her teammate Tessa Johnson to agree with her.A clip of Kitts’ comment has gone viral on social media, with the @espnW post amassing over 150,000 views in two hours.Kitts and the Gamecocks definitely have bragging rights over JuJu Watkins and the Women of Troy now.But these are two of the country’s best teams and could very well face each other again in the postseason.Therefore, perhaps the final “Battle for the Real SC” is still to come....